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Sunday, 11 March 2018

This week I've been in Barnsley and Sheffield to film a story about prostate cancer. The University of Sheffield is at the forefront of attempts to reduce the number of deaths from the disease. I filmed and edited this on the same day so had to work quickly to get it done in time for the programme. When time is limited like this, having a plan of how you might tell the story before you set off to film is crucial.

Wednesday, 7 March 2018

I've been in Doncaster to film a story about two taekwondo stars from the town. Teenager Bradly Sinden won bronze at the World Championships in South Korea last year. I arranged for him to meet up with Beijing Olympics bronze medallist Sarah Stevenson at their former training base of Doncaster Dome. I got them both to watch Bradly's bronze winning performance as a way of telling the story.

Sunday, 4 March 2018

This week I covered the disturbing story of the death of boxer Scott Westgarth. He died after winning a light-heavyweight fight in Doncaster on Saturday. My story was on BBC Look North and on the Sportsday programme on the BBC News Channel...

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About Me

Broadcast Journalist at BBC Look North. Research, film, script and edit stories in South Yorkshire and report live for Look North and the BBC News Channel. Also report on cycling for BBC Sport.
Producer of a half hour documentary for BBC Radio 4 on the closure of the Remploy factories.
This is my personal blog - views are my own.
Get in touch: mark.ansell@bbc.co.uk